I got fired at the tail end of 2023; I did have COBRA but the cost for it was astronomical; to continue my coverage for me and my wife was almost 4 grand a month. [1]
It's certainly better to have COBRA, and it does reduce the power that companies have over your health, but it's not a silver bullet.
[1] I won't say which company I was working for but it's not hard to find my work history if you want to make sure which companies to avoid in the future.
I’m sorry to hear this. I’m dealing with an insurance company right now that can’t be bothered to bring up its customer portal after a two week outage.
It's certainly better to have COBRA, and it does reduce the power that companies have over your health, but it's not a silver bullet.
[1] I won't say which company I was working for but it's not hard to find my work history if you want to make sure which companies to avoid in the future.